Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)

Use this short screening test to determine if you should seek help (diagnosis and treatment) for depression. The PHQ-9 has nine items, which measure severity of various signs of depression, including suicide risk.

Over the past two weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

4. Feeling tired or having little energy:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

5. Poor appetite or overeating:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

6. Feeling bad about yourself--or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

8. Moving or speaking slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite--being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual:*

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself:*